Exhibition booth



Sept. 8, 1936. F. E. L 5HMEYER I 2,053,998 I EXHIBITION BOOTH Filed April 10, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 8, 1936.

F; LOHMEYER EXHIBITION BOOTH Filed April 10, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Mr id W M 5. m ll I 4% M M E. J u 54 w 7 i [M M W Patented Sept. 8, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EXHIBITION BOOTH Frank E. Lolnneyer, Springfield, Mo. Application April 10, 1936, Serial No. 73,769 6 Claims. (01. 20-11;)

This invention relates to an exhibition booth, display counter or the like .and it aims to provide a novel construction which may be of the knockdown type so as to be readily assembled and dismantled without the employment of screws, nails,

or the equivalent.

It is also aimed to provide a novel structure wherein the parts are sufficiently braced, .are inexpensive, efficient and suitably locked or connected together.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a booth constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevation of a portion of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional detail taken on the line 4-4 of Fi ure 1;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view taken on the line 55 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section;

Figure '7 is an enlarged plan view of certain of the parts; and

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 88 of Figure 5.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts, a booth or the like constructed in accordance with the present invention may consist of any desired number of uprights or pedestals such as at III, at the outer side of the booth, and as at I I, on the interior of the booth.

At the desired height, the pedestals l0 about three sides thereof and the pedestals II about four sides thereof .are provided with a groove at I2, and I3, respectively. Outer shelves, counters or the like are provided at I4 and inner shelves are provided as at I5. Said shelves I4 and I5 are removable, contacting each other along diagonal lines as at I6, and such shelves at their ends interfitting into the grooves I2 and I3. The outer shelves I4 are provided with projections I! which extend beyond the grooves and overlap the pedestal III.

Below the shelves I4 and I5 are detachable panels of any suitable construction as at I8. Such panels are interfitted with the adjacent pedestal to which end, the panels are provided with one or more hooks, such as I9 detachably engaging in hook-shaped recesses 20 in such panel.

At the tops or upper rails 2| of said panels I8 U-shaped saddles 22 are fastened by means of screws 23 at any desired location and they have openings 24 therein, with the material of the bars 2I cut away in line with such openings, whereby brace rods 25 may have their ends 26 removably and detachably disposed therein. It will be noted that these brace rods are angularly disposed, par- 10 ticularly in Figures 5 .and 7, to efficiently brace or rigidity the structure. Such braces also serve as supports for portions of adjacent shelves or the like I4.

At locations where relatively long shelves I4 15 are used or ones even of the length shown are employed, supporting brackets 21 may be used to better mount them against danger of tilting.

Such brackets have central slots at 28, so that the bars 2| may be received between them and 20 they also have horizontal bars 29 on which the shelves rest, which bars at their end terminate in upwardly extending lugs or projections 30, which hold the shelves against danger of lateral displacement. 25

The various pedestals l0 and II may be ornamented or terminate in any desired configuration above the shelves. Also above the shelves auxiliary panels 3| may be used if desired. These panels are preferably made of flexible wood whereby they may be bowed and in that configuration, disposed so that their ends will extend into slots 32 in the pedestal.

It is clear that various exhibition booths or the equivalent may be designed and constructed fol- 35 lowing the features and principles of my invention and that various changes may be made within the spirit and scope thereof.

I claim as my invention:-

1. In a structure of the class described, a ped-' 40 estal having slots in at least three sides thereof, shelves or the like having their ends interfitted in said slots and panels below and supporting the shelves detachably connected to the pedestal, and diagonal means connecting adjacent panels and 45 also supporting said shelves adjacent their ends.

2. In a structure of the class described, pedestals having slots in at least three sides thereof, shelves or the like having their ends interfitted in said slots and panels below and supporting the shelves detachably connected to the pedestals by means of hooks on the panels, said pedestals having slots engageable by said hooks, and diagonal means connecting adjacent panels and also supporting said shelves adjacent their ends.

3. In a structure of the class described, a pedestal having slots in at least three sides thereof, shelves or the like having their ends interfitted in said slots and panels below and supporting the shelves detachably connected to the pedestal, saddles disposed across the top of the panels, said saddles having openings therein, diagonally disposed brace members in supporting engagement with the shelves, and said saddles having openings in which the brace members are anchored.

4. In a structure of the class described, a pedestal having slots in at least three sides thereof, shelves or the like having their ends interfitted in said slots and panels below and supporting the shelves detachably connected to the pedestal, saddles disposed across the top of the panels, said saddles having openings therein, diagonally disposed brace members anchored in said openings and in supporting engagement with theshelves, brackets to support the shelves said brackets having openings enabling them to rest on the upper portions of the panels, said brackets having bars on which the shelves rest provided with upwardly extending lugs at opposite ends thereof.

5. In a structure of the class described, a pedestal having slots in at least three sides thereof, shelves or the like having their ends interfitted in said slots and panels below and supporting the shelves detachably connected to the pedestal, said panels having brackets provided with openings engaging the upper portions of the panels, bars on the brackets supporting the shelves, and said bars at opposite ends having upwardly extending lugs.

6. In a structure of the class described, pedestals having slots in at least three sides thereof, shelves or the like having their ends interfitted in said slots and panels below and supporting the shelves, means detachably connecting the panels to the pedestal and preventing relative lateral movement thereof, said pedestals above the shelf having slots therein, and a bendable panel having its ends sprung into said slots.

FRANK E. LOHMEYER. 

